Full ACK. It was a boring disappoiting entirely predictable episode. I wish they had been successful killing all Baals before they left. Or, I wish that Sam didn’t give in and for once killed the idiot that caused them the trouble. Or I wish they had sealed off properly. How about a level with prison cells that doesn’t have an armory or a supercomputed at hand? Or even better, which would be my best wish: I wish they had triple tricked his double trap - but even that’s been done before.
I actually went in with little excitement because of the movie Insider, which just tad bit more boring. Good review, Andy.
Tom 10 August 2006, 03:21 PM
2
Fourthed. Truly awful, this one. There’s a certain skill, as a hero, to walking into a trap. Often you’ll have to do it, fair enough, baddies will set their traps and if they’re clever, they’ve got some excellent bait. But dear god, for SG-1 to not have considered… well… anything as a backup plan beggared belief. I do not believe that these people are capable of defending the planet.
And what happened to not negotiating with terrorists? Now Baal and his clones can spread the word around the universe. Threaten to kill an acquaintance of Sam Carter and she’ll spill the beans on the whole SGC.
I’m not sure that ‘Morpheus’ is anywhere near equivalent to ‘Tooth and Claw’ but since you’re clearly upset I’ll let it slide.
Andy 10 August 2006, 11:16 PM
3
The comparison was more about each show picking up after a slow start than each episode being equivalently good. The first four episodes of Doctor Who started average and went up to great, compared to Stargate which started weak and was working towards good.
I don’t mind Baal hunting for the weapon; just perhaps it didn’t happen because Sam and SG-1 screwed up.
Tom 11 August 2006, 12:33 AM
4
I’m only teasing. I like a good evil plan. But it made me very grumpy to watch an episode that seemed to be all about how crap everyone was. That’s not particularly entertaining.
There’s another issue this episode raised for me but I think I’ll make it into a blog post.
Resisting bad puns is quite a challenge. Every time I make a comment here there’s a dreadful conflict within me.
Andy 11 August 2006, 01:49 AM
5
Rewatching while reviewing, the puns seemed awful, not just bad.
hayko 14 August 2006, 01:31 PM
6
Exactly, I didn’t even remember this acquaintance from before. Ex-lover? Since he was the idiot who let him out, I say don’t risk the universe for his life.
Tom 15 August 2006, 03:51 AM
7
He was in an episode last season as well, being similarly awkward. Sam told him she was taken. I think. She’d better be with Jack or I’ll be grumpy. I suppose we might find out soon.
I thought he’d been all taken away/fired/executed at the end but then they were acting like he was still busy and useful in the next episode. See, this is why these folk suck. Not adequate punishment for screw-ups. Sam and that guy are as bad as each other.
hayko 15 August 2006, 11:32 PM
8
I really would have like some double tricking to achieve anything. Anything. But that’s Stargate. On some days I wonder how they ever defeated the Goa’uld.
Andy 16 August 2006, 04:16 AM
9
Teal’c does sneaky things, like luring the Ori ship over the super gate. Vala and Mitchell tricked the traders in ‘The Ties that Bind’ It’s just Sam who’s hopeless.
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hayko
10 August 2006, 02:43 PM
Full ACK. It was a boring disappoiting entirely predictable episode. I wish they had been successful killing all Baals before they left. Or, I wish that Sam didn’t give in and for once killed the idiot that caused them the trouble. Or I wish they had sealed off properly. How about a level with prison cells that doesn’t have an armory or a supercomputed at hand? Or even better, which would be my best wish: I wish they had triple tricked his double trap - but even that’s been done before.
I actually went in with little excitement because of the movie Insider, which just tad bit more boring. Good review, Andy.
Tom
10 August 2006, 03:21 PM
Fourthed. Truly awful, this one. There’s a certain skill, as a hero, to walking into a trap. Often you’ll have to do it, fair enough, baddies will set their traps and if they’re clever, they’ve got some excellent bait. But dear god, for SG-1 to not have considered… well… anything as a backup plan beggared belief. I do not believe that these people are capable of defending the planet.
And what happened to not negotiating with terrorists? Now Baal and his clones can spread the word around the universe. Threaten to kill an acquaintance of Sam Carter and she’ll spill the beans on the whole SGC.
I’m not sure that ‘Morpheus’ is anywhere near equivalent to ‘Tooth and Claw’ but since you’re clearly upset I’ll let it slide.
Andy
10 August 2006, 11:16 PM
The comparison was more about each show picking up after a slow start than each episode being equivalently good. The first four episodes of Doctor Who started average and went up to great, compared to Stargate which started weak and was working towards good.
I don’t mind Baal hunting for the weapon; just perhaps it didn’t happen because Sam and SG-1 screwed up.
Tom
11 August 2006, 12:33 AM
I’m only teasing. I like a good evil plan. But it made me very grumpy to watch an episode that seemed to be all about how crap everyone was. That’s not particularly entertaining.
There’s another issue this episode raised for me but I think I’ll make it into a blog post.
Resisting bad puns is quite a challenge. Every time I make a comment here there’s a dreadful conflict within me.
Andy
11 August 2006, 01:49 AM
Rewatching while reviewing, the puns seemed awful, not just bad.
hayko
14 August 2006, 01:31 PM
Exactly, I didn’t even remember this acquaintance from before. Ex-lover? Since he was the idiot who let him out, I say don’t risk the universe for his life.
Tom
15 August 2006, 03:51 AM
He was in an episode last season as well, being similarly awkward. Sam told him she was taken. I think. She’d better be with Jack or I’ll be grumpy. I suppose we might find out soon.
I thought he’d been all taken away/fired/executed at the end but then they were acting like he was still busy and useful in the next episode. See, this is why these folk suck. Not adequate punishment for screw-ups. Sam and that guy are as bad as each other.
hayko
15 August 2006, 11:32 PM
I really would have like some double tricking to achieve anything. Anything. But that’s Stargate. On some days I wonder how they ever defeated the Goa’uld.
Andy
16 August 2006, 04:16 AM
Teal’c does sneaky things, like luring the Ori ship over the super gate. Vala and Mitchell tricked the traders in ‘The Ties that Bind’ It’s just Sam who’s hopeless.
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